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Office of The Area Director
McHugh, Tara
Area Director
tara.mchugh@usda.gov
(510) 559-6060
USDA, ARS, PACIFIC WEST AREA
800 BUCHANAN STREET
Albany, CA 94710

Mission:
The mission of the Pacific West Area Office is to effectively lead planning and implementation of ARS research that is of high quality, has impact, and meets customer and stakeholder needs. Consistent with the ARS mission, research in PWA is conducted under 15 of the 16 ARS National Programs and is carried out in eight states (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington).

  Pacific West Area
    Office of The Area Director
People:
Brasley, Joseph
(510) 559-5612

MANAGEMENT ANALYST
Bridges, Kimberly Kimm
(510) 559-6071

Executive Assistant
Carter, Christopher
(510) 559-6300

Program Analyst
Deatherage, Rebecca
(510) 559-6063

Executive Assistant
Dyer, John
(510) 559-6071

Associate Area Director
Kimball, Kristin
(510) 559-6158

Program Analyst
McHugh, Tara
(510) 559-5864

Area Director
Nicholson, David
(510) 559-5641

Technology Transfer Coordinator
Okeeffe, Teresa
(510) 559-5642

Tech Transfer Liaison
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